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Lutz 48,870 posts
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I'd like to see a Prayer for Owen Meany become a film. Some of John Irving's other books have made good movies - Garp, Cider House Rules - and I think this is his best. -
BinaryBob101 27,755 posts
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Registered 12 years agoLutz wrote:
The dictionary.
If they can adapt Asteroids and Monopoly, then this should definitely be done. -
Bill-Gates-is-Evil 8,934 posts
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Registered 19 years agoThis may not have been mentioned but World War Z -
Paperghost wrote:
weaveworld by clive barker. it'd probably get mangled though.
Would be marvellous if they did it right, but aye I'm sure anything that did actually surface would be crap. They've been trying to do a mini-series for years, one of many things - like the third Book of the Art - that Barker keeps promising is just round the corner.
Anyway, I'd love to see an adaptation of Stephen Donaldson's Gap series. -
simpleexplodingmaybe 19,992 posts
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Registered 6 years agoMortal Engines is happening \o/
http://deadline.com/2016/10/peter-jackson-mortal-engines-movie-christian-rivers-philip-reeve-mrc-universal-pictures-1201841779/ -
I'd like to see Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy as a film. Patrick Stewart as Bayaz, maybe. I think Andy Serkis would be a good Glokta. -
PazJohnMitch 17,276 posts
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Registered 14 years agoFirst Law Trilogy would be good.
Not sure about a Serkis Glokta though. Think it needs someone a little less animated. (Not Keanu Reeves stiff but more calculating). I was thinking more like Mark Strong.
My choice would be the First Mistborn Trilogy (Final Empire) by Brandon Sanderson. I know he was in game, TV and film negotiations but all I have heard is a Legion TV series was likely. -
Clicked this thread thinking 'First law might be good...' (listening to Sharp Ends audio book just now) -
Salaman 24,162 posts
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Registered 17 years agoCalvin & Hobbes. -
Scimarad 9,964 posts
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Registered 18 years agoSun of Suns by Karl Schroeder because it would look utterly amazing done right and it's a very enjoyable swashbuckling tale of zero G pirates in great big airships. -
-Amelia 3,164 posts
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Registered 6 years agoThe book of the new sun by Gene Wolfe.
That would be phenomenal. Would need to be two films though. -
Jmek 1,588 posts
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Registered 15 years agoElric Of Melniboné -
neilka 24,021 posts
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creepiest-lizard 2,977 posts
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Registered 8 years agoI just read a book called The library at Mount Char.
Hard to describe but if you could imagine that Dumbledore had kidnapped Harry Potter to teach him and was a homocidal psychopath.
It's actually much better than I made it sound. Just look it up on Amazon -
challenge_hanukkah 14,394 posts
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neilka 24,021 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI'm amazed that none of Chuck Tingle's astonishing oeuvre has been adapted yet.
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creepiest-lizard 2,977 posts
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Registered 8 years agoneilka wrote:
Netflix probably have it in the pipeline
I'm amazed that none of Chuck Tingle's astonishing oeuvre has been adapted yet.
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beastmaster 22,373 posts
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Registered 17 years agoThe War of Powers.
I don't think we've ever seen a warrior princess get taken my lizard men with two cocks. -
neilka 24,021 posts
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simpleexplodingmaybe wrote:
Will it be Peter Jackson who directed the Lord of the Rings trilogy, or Peter Jackson who directed the Hobbit trilogy...
Mortal Engines is happening \o/
http://deadline.com/2016/10/peter-jackson-mortal-engines-movie-christian-rivers-philip-reeve-mrc-universal-pictures-1201841779/
PazJohnMitch wrote:
I think Serkis would be a decent Glokta, fair point but I'm sure he could be a bit more restrained, but I can imagine he'd do Glokta's horrible physicality well.
First Law Trilogy would be good.
Not sure about a Serkis Glokta though. Think it needs someone a little less animated. (Not Keanu Reeves stiff but more calculating). I was thinking more like Mark Strong.
Mark Strong would be a great Black Dow, I reckon. Though for some reason I keep thinking Jason Statham would be weirdly good in that role.
Maybe have Sean Bean as Dogman. Then everyone would be suprised when he doesn't die.
Not sure who be Ninefingers, though. -
BreadBinLidHero 10,801 posts
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Registered 12 years agoSome of them David Icke ones. -
sirtacos 8,279 posts
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Registered 14 years agoCity of Thieves by Daniel Benioff -
HitchHiker 2,892 posts
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Registered 20 years agoThe Witcher is based on a series of books and a decent Witcher film would be great. No idea who'd play Geralt though. -
HitchHiker 2,892 posts
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Registered 20 years agoDeleted user wrote:
B'ah. Beat me to it and only 7 years ago!
The Last Wish. That's ignoring the godawful Polish TV-Movie they did of it. -
Telepathic.Geometry 12,422 posts
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Registered 15 years agoProbably said it before, but I would love to see a proper R-rated movie rendition of "Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" by Stephen R. Donaldson. -
cov 2,524 posts
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Registered 18 years agoTelepathic.Geometry wrote:
agreed - William Dafoe in lead? perhaps too old now
Probably said it before, but I would love to see a proper R-rated movie rendition of "Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" by Stephen R. Donaldson. -
Telepathic.Geometry 12,422 posts
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Registered 15 years agoYeah, I could see that. Or maybe Gary Oldman? You really need a solid actor in the role of Covenant, so that you can hate his guts for all the shit he does, but still kinda sympathize with him? Kinda like the Bloody Baron role from Witcher III. He is an absolute despicable cunt, but ya do kinda sympathize with him nonetheless. -
@drhickman1983
Good call on Sean Bean.
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